External validation of the YEARS diagnostic algorithm for suspected pulmonary embolism.
Maggie EddyHelia Robert-EbadiLydia RichardsonMarta BellesiniFrank VerschurenThomas MoumnehGuy MeyerMarc RighiniGrégoire Le GalPublished in: Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH (2020)
We provide external validation of the YEARS diagnostic algorithm in an independent cohort. The rule appears to safely exclude PE. However, caution is required in patients with no YEARS item and a D-dimer < 1000 ng/mL but above their age-adjusted D-dimer cutoff.